Universal hand-connected bow quiver



Dec. 17, 1957 H. c. sTocKFLETH 2,815,696

UNIVERSAL x-uxND-c'cmmizcTED Bow QUIVER Filed Dec. 3. 195e 2sheets-sheet 1 "Zweff Dec. 17, 1957'l H. c. sTocKFLr-:TH 2,816,696

UNVERSAL HAND-CONNECTED BOW QUIVER Filed Dec. 3, 1956 l 2 Sheets-Sheet 2United States Patent UNIVERSAL HAND-CONNECTED BOW QUIVER Harry C.Stockfleth, Chatham, N. J.

Application December 3, 1956, Serial No. 626,043

1 Claim. (Cl. 224-1) The invention relates to bow quivers for use inhunting with bow and arrow, and has particular reference to a quiverwhich, instead of being integrally aixed to the bow as heretofore, isseparate but adapted to be temporarily connected to the bow by 'the handthat is holding the latter i-n carrying or shooting positions.

The attached bow quiver of the prior art is objectionable in severalrespects. It usually is lsecured to a limb of the bow either above orbelow the handle by screw Ior bolt means which weaken the bow. It cannotbe separated from the bow when such action becomes necessary under heldconditions. When different types or sizes of quivers are desired forinterchangeable use on the same bow, as when changing from targetpractice to hunting live game, loss of time will occur during thechangeover.

With the above-mentioned and other disadvantages of the iixedly attachedbow quiver in mind, it is the primary object of the present invention toprovide a bow quiver of such construction that it may be heldtemporarily in rigid abutment against the handle of the bow by the samehand that grips the latter but without any other connecting means.

A further object is to provide a hand-connected bow quiver having asupplemental handle which is universal in its application to a bow inthat it has a Seating face shaped to fit the bow handle on either sidethereof so as to adapt the quiver for use with equal facility by bothright-handed and left-handed archers.

Another object is to provide a bow quiver of such construction that itwill not be in a position to interfere in any way with operational useof the bow to which it is hand-connected.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a bow quiver which issimple and durable in construction, economical to manufacture, etectiveand ecient in use, and neat and attractive in appearance.

Other objects,` features and advantages of the invention will becomeapparent as the following specific description is read in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a rear elevation of a bow and the quiver handconnected theretoin shooting position by a left-handed archer, showing the same partlybroken away;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3 3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the bow quiver alone, showing a modiedform of arr-ow holding means.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, wherein like referencecharacters designate corresponding parts in the several views, it willbe observed that the improved bow quiver is represented in Figs. 1 to 3,inclusive, as being bow connected by the right hand of a left-handedarcher, his characteristically stronger left hand and arm being used indrawing the bowstring and releasing the arrow.

It may be explained also that the term bow quiver as used herein means aquiver that is supported in close ICC 2 contigui'ty :to the bow insteadof being supported by a sling or other means on the back or a shoulderof the archer.

The bow quiver includes a peculiarly shaped body 10 that may be formedfrom sheet material, such as metal or plastic, by suitable manufacturingprocesses, such as stamping, pressing, -or molding, This body 10 has aflat side plate 11 that is disposed in a vertical plane when the bow Bis in vertical shooting position with the quiver hand-connected thereto;Suitable arrow holding means 12 is mounted on the exposed outer face ofplate 11.

Although arrow holding means A12 may be of any desired type, it ispreferred to employ a pair of vertically spaced horizontally extendingrack ilanges 13-13 that project outward from plate 11. These rackflanges 13-'13 may be made of resilient material, such Ias plastic,rubber, or the like, and have vertically alignedpairs of outwardlyopening notches or slots 14 to receive the shafts of arrows A. Eachnotch 14 is dimensioned to lit the arrow shaft snugly and grippingly andhas a constricted throat through which said shaft may be squeezed intothe notch during loading of holding means 12 vor -outwardly therefromduring extraction.

The number of pairs of arrow engaging notches 14 in rack anges 13-13will depend upon the operational use for which a particular bow quiveris designed. For target practice at an archery range, a comparativelylarge quiver with holding capacity for the number of arrows used inshooting a practice score may be desired. However, for hunting live gamein the woods and brush a small quiver of from three to sixarrow-capacity will be more practical. That is because a bowman may notget in more than one or two shots at game in a whole day of hunting. Tocarry a large bow quiver would interfere with stalking progress throughdense underbrush and thickets, so he likely will choose to carry aquiver of minimum capacity because of its small, unobstructing size.

The mode of attaching rack ilanges 13-13 to plate 11 of body 10 islargely a matter of manufacturing design. Rack anges of the rectangularcross-section disclosed in Fig. l may be grippingly compressed betweenthe side walls of U-shaped channel members 16-16 which in turn may beunited with plate 11 by suitable means, such as welding, brazing, orriveting. Fig. 4 represents a modified rack flange structure 13 that isT-shaped in crosssection. In this instance, the wide portion of rackflange 13 bears flatly against plate 11 and is slidably engaged betweenS-shaped angle irons 17-17 with 4sullicient friction to preventaccidental detachment under normal conditions of use. As in the case ofthe channel members 16-16 in the Figs. 1 to 3 embodiment of theinvention, any suitable conventional means may be employed to afx irons17-17 to plate 11 of body 10.

An essential element of my hand-connected bow quiver is the loop-typehandle 18 which forms an integral part of body 1t) and is united to theside of plate 11 opposite to arrow holding means 12 in horizontallyspaced relation to said plate by top and bottom walls 19 and 20,respectively. This handle 18 preferably is of a Width which permits itto be included comfortably in the grasp of the archers hand that holdshandle H of bow B, and is located opposite to the front portion of plate11. Consequently, walls 19 and 20 of body 10 may be tapered in widthfrom their juncture with handle 18 toward the rear edge of plate 11, asshown particularly in Fig. 4.

In operational use with a bow, the quiver is positioned with its handle18 bearing against one side face of the bows handle H as shown in Figs.l to 3. Because the side faces of the handle H of a conventional bow aresomewhat convexly curved both horizontally and vertically, the handle 18of my bow quiver is formed t0 present a correspondingly matedhorizontally and vertically concave outer seating face 21. This is donein order that quiver handle 18 may lit evenly and rigidly against bowhandle H and thereby insure against any slipping or angular displacementof the hand-connected union of quiver and bow.

Fig. l most clearly illustrates my improved hand-connected bow quiverapplied to the left side of the handle H of a bow B for use by aleft-handed archer, but it is to be understood that it may be used justas readily by a right-handed archer. All that is required for thechangeover is to invert the arrows A in holding means 12 so that theirheads will be lowermost and then invert the entire quiver and bring itshandle 18 to seat against the right side face of bow handle H.

An added advantage of my hand-connected bow quiver is experiencedwhenever it becomes necessary to re-string a bow in the eld to replace abroken or weakened bowstring. To facilitate that operation, the quivermay be quickly laid on the ground where there can be no interferencewith the strenuous bending of the bow and careful mocking of the stringusually involved, nor will there be danger of injury to the arrows inthe quiver.

It will be understood that it is intended to cover all changes andmodications of the example of the invention herein chosen for thepurpose of illustration which do not constitute departures from thespirit of the invention and scope vof the appended claim.

I claim:

A hand-connected bow quiver comprising: a body pressed from rigid sheetmaterial to form a ilat plate lying in a vertical plane with referenceto the shooting position of a connected bow, top and bottom wallsprojecting laterally from said plate, and a loop handle integral withsaid top and bottom Walls at the sides thereof opposite to said plate,said handle having a seating face on the side thereof opposite to saidat plate shaped to fit evenly against `a side face of the handle of anassociated bow to permit inclusion of the loop handle of the quiver inthe grasp of the bow-holding hand of an archer; and arrow-holding meanslocated on the side of said flat plate of the body opposite to the loophandle.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,314,171 Vogel Aug. 26, 1919 2,464,068 Bear Mar. 8, 1949 2,715,990Austin Aug. 23, 1955 2,737,990 De Marco Mar. 13, 1956

